LAX67F0055

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Long Beach, CA · July 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1966
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4196UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121773

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3098  66/7/28    LONG BEACH CALIF    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1655                    N4196U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SOLO LANDING WAS DISTRACTED BY CONTROL TOWER ADVISORY.

Aircraft

Registration
N4196U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Long Beach